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IDEAS Blog Hop: Free As A Bird

March 7, 2022 16 Comments

IDEAS (International Demos Exciting Artistic Stampin') Design Team Banner - monthly blog hop. #papercraftwithme

It’s the first Monday of the month and that means it’s time for another IDEAS blog hop.  This month our theme is celebrating friends and we have lots of different projects for you.  I decided to create my project using the Free As A Bird Stamp Set.  In the IDEAS Tutorial Bundle PDF there’s an elegant scrapbook page.  While here on my blog there’s a coordinating card for you.  For both projects I opted to use a delicate and pretty colour palette of Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Petal Pink.

Create this "Your friendship means the world to me" card using the Free As A Bird Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

FLOWERS BUT NO BIRD

Although the stamp set is called Free As A Bird I love it for the flowers too. So for my card project I pulled out the large and small single flower stamps, the bud and the triple leaf images. Then I began by using Crumb Cake ink to stamp the large flower twice onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla Card. I also stamped two buds, two of the leafy image, and finally one of the smaller flower.

While I had the stamps there I decided to use the bud image as my coordinating feature. So next I cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla Card and stamped the bud in the centre near the top. Then I stamped the bud one final time, in the centre of the flap on a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope.

Delicate Floral

Very Vanilla
Soft Sea Foam
Petal Pink
Crumb Cake

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Now I was ready to begin colouring all the images using Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. Keeping it really simple I used the Petal Pink for the flower petals and Soft Sea Foam for the leaves. I began with a little of the dark marker where the stamp designer had put some shading, then went over the whole of each area with the lighter one. Once the colouring was complete I put the envelope and Very Vanilla layer aside, while I used Paper Snips to cut out the individual images stamped on the scrap Very Vanilla Card.

Before putting away the Free As A Bird Stamp Set I needed a sentiment and chose “Your friendship means the world to me”. Still using Crumb Cake ink I stamped the sentiment in the centre of a 2-5/8″ x 3-7/8″ piece of Very Vanilla Card. Then I put it to once side while prepared the remaining pieces for my project.

SIMPLE LAYERS

For my card base and mat layer I chose Crumb Cake Card. First I cut a 2-7/8″ x 4-1/8″ piece of card and mounted the sentient layer onto it using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow). Then I cut another piece of Crumb Cake Card at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and, with the long side at the top, I scored it at 4-1/4″. After folding the card along the scored line I sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder to create my card base. Then I used liquid glue to fix the stamped 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla Card to the inside.

Inside of card decorated with simple flower bud using the Free As A Bird Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

I only needed one last piece, and cut some Petal Pink Card at 4″ x 5-1/4″. To add some extra interest I placed the card inside the Timber 3D Embossing Folder and ran it through my Cut & Emboss Machine. With that I was ready to finish assembling the card.

Using liquid glue I mounted the embossed Petal Pink layer onto the front of the Crumb Cake card base. Then with Stampin’ Dimensionals I added the assembled sentiment layer. The leaves, small flower and buds came next, attached to the sentiment in two groups with liquid glue. All I had left was the two larger flowers and I added these to the sentiment layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals. With that my card was complete.

I absolutely adore this colour scheme and how it works with the Free As A Bird Stamp Set. So for my contribution to the March 2022 IDEAS Tutorial Bundle I created a coordinating scrapbook page. Yes you read it correctly, a scrapbook page. It’s not something I do a lot but I couldn’t resist making one to add to the tutorials from the rest of the team.

FREE AS A BIRD AND MORE

So let me tell you a little more about this month’s IDEAS Tutorial Bundle. The March “Celebrating Friends” PDF contains 56 pages, featuring 18 projects from 13 different designers. There’s cards, packaging ideas, scrapbook pages and more, using a variety of current products from Stampin’ Up! The collage below provides a little sneak peek of what’s inside.

To get the IDEAS (International Demos Exciting Artistic Stampin') Tutorial Bundle PDF (March 2022 - Celebrating Friends) for free, place an order for Stampin' Up! products through me or join my team. Or you can simply buy the tutorial from me instead. #papercraftwithme

If you’d like a copy of the Tutorial Bundle for your own personal use, or even to use in your classes, there are three different ways to get it:

  1. Place an order via my online store for $45CAD (before shipping and taxes) using my March Host Code 6ECFGFP7. Make sure to allow Stampin’ Up! to share your contact details so I can e-mail the tutorial to you. If your order is over $200CAD don’t use the Host Code or you’ll miss out on Stampin’ Rewards. However, so long as I have access to your contact details I’ll still send you the PDF.
  2. Join Stampin’ Up! and my Crafty Canadians team, and you’ll get this IDEAS tutorial for free.
  3. Buy the tutorial. Contact me at tutorials@papercraftwithme.com for more information.

Once you’ve received the bundle, please remember not to share or distribute printed or electronic copies of the tutorials. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your own use. If you know someone who would like to purchase the tutorial bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their own copy. Thank you for your support.

So that’s it from me for today, but please visit Dara Walter on the next leg of the blog hop by clicking on the ‘NEXT’ button below.

IDEAS (International Demos Exciting Artistic Stampin') Design Team Logo - next blog. #papercraftwithme

PRODUCT LIST

If you’re interested in the products I used to create the card project shown here on my blog today, you’ll find the links below.

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set
Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set
Timber 3 D Embossing Folder
Timber 3 D Embossing Folder
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous) Tagged With: Free As A Bird, friend, markers, Stampin' Blends, Timber 3D Embossing Folder, Tutorial PDF

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  1. Gail Spence says

    March 7, 2022 at 3:19 pm

    The second link forward – Page did not exist came up and I could not go any further.

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      March 7, 2022 at 3:33 pm

      Sorry Gail, there was an error in the coding on Dara’s blog. She’s trying to get that fixed as soon as possible.

      Reply
      • Gail Spence says

        March 8, 2022 at 10:19 am

        Thanks, Tracy. I absolutely LOVE your posts and I need the motivation!

        Reply
        • Tracy Elsom says

          March 8, 2022 at 11:14 am

          All the links for yesterday’s blog hop have been double-checked and are now working correctly. Enjoy.

          Reply
  2. Janey Backer says

    March 8, 2022 at 2:10 am

    What a cute sneak peek, thank you for participating this month!

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      March 8, 2022 at 7:02 am

      Thank you Janey

      Reply
  3. Elizabeth Ames says

    March 8, 2022 at 7:53 pm

    A very appropriate sentiment ! Love your colour palette.

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      March 8, 2022 at 9:54 pm

      Thank you Elizabeth

      Reply
  4. Jacqui Lawrence says

    March 12, 2022 at 3:32 pm

    Great minds think a like using Free as A Bird. Lovely card and colours used. xx

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      March 13, 2022 at 6:13 am

      Thanks Jacqui. I have a feeling Free As A Bird may be on the Retiring List next week so simply had to take the opportunity to use it one last time.

      Reply
  5. Sara Rayner says

    March 13, 2022 at 5:20 am

    So sweet to have a co-ordinating card for your scrapbook page.

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      March 13, 2022 at 6:14 am

      Thank you Sara. The project for my blog tomorrow is the coordinating gift tag.

      Reply
  6. Caroline Van den Neste says

    March 14, 2022 at 3:57 am

    love them so nice stationary so simple and love the colours

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      March 14, 2022 at 8:38 am

      Thank you Caroline

      Reply
  7. Dara Walter says

    March 14, 2022 at 10:32 pm

    Very beautiful!

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      March 15, 2022 at 6:50 am

      Thank you Dara

      Reply

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